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Casket with pitched lid (coffret) (Engraving)

Casket with pitched lid (coffret) (Engraving)
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Subject
Secular. Courtly love.


Unknown location

S/n

Ivory;enamel (?);metal (fittings, hinges, lock)

End, right
Courting couples (meeting of lovers); couple embracing; couple conversing; standing man.
Body, back
Female musicians playing string instruments; trees; standing lady with a shield; ladies making a wreath; lady plucking flowers.
Lid
Unidentified coats of arms (probably enamel); quatrefoils; foliated decoration.
Rest of the casket not visible.

Unidentified early publication: 13th century.


Attribution
Unknown


Image

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